First of all I really like these shoes. I've had them for a few days now and have ordered a second pair. If you plan on wearing them without socks, you should take a small pair of scissors and cut off the leather clasps that hold them together. The small strips of leather that hold them together with the stitching keep the shoe from falling apart. If you don't do this, your feet will hurt a lot as the skin will rub against them! Using small scissors, very carefully cut off the points of skin that touch the skin. Ready in just a few minutes. Then you don't have the pain of chopping. These are the perfect all-round comfortable moccasins and good house slippers. I usually wear size 10. Size 10.5 fits me.